[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

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You just have to hold down the B button when you walk.

... Ooooh, hold it down. I was tapping it.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

I will definitely get III sometime this year. It looks awesome and I want to now how exactly Desmond's role plays out in relation to Juno.

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

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You just have to hold down the B button when you walk.

B button? You mean Circle, right?

[Switchblade]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

B button? You mean Circle, right?

No, I mean B. B is move aside, X is attack, Y is Eagle Vision, and A is blend.

[MnemonicSyntax]

Assassin's Creed is an amazing game series from the beginning to it's current game, III.

I don't understand how some of you can say the first one is subpar, boring, repeatitive, etc. when at the time there was no other game like it. Nothing at the time compared to Assassin's Creed, and even these days it's hard to top that.

Kain, I'm not sure what you mean by QTE assassinations. You must have been playing a different game than I did. The only QTE that occurs is when you're up against predator animals, and when a soldier gets on a horse during normal combat. Beyond that (and the first assassination in the theater) nothing is a QTE.

Also, Connor isn't slow by any means. His parkour skills game wise are the best in any AC game. The way he vaults over objects, fences, and his running assassinations keep him on the move, not to say anything about tree running either, which is hella fun.

Also, I absolutely love Connor's more realistic abilities that should have been in the other games, like peeking around corners, or whistling to get attention.

I feel that Connor is a great character. In AC1, Altair's purpose was to acquire his rank back, and learning to do what he was told, though still hunting down answers. In the end, it was still a quest of self-fulfillment. Ezio's story was about revenge, then rebuilding Rome, and then rebuilding Constantinople. Originally it was a self-fulfilling act, but Ezio furthered himself to protect and rebuild the Assassin's Order, lastly by finding answers at Masayaf.

However, in 3, Connor is introduced. He's absolutely torn. He's a man of two worlds, two cultures and in the end, both cultures betray him. Both of the people he fought for, turned against him. So he's silent, moody and tired of being told what to do to make it "all better." Also, he's not completely versed on the English language (his lack of contraction use proves this) so his lines come across as intentionally sounding "off."

I loved playing as Haytham as well. He's very much a smart ass, while still trying to be noble and just. I wouldn't mind playing as Haytham again in 4 in fact.

I still enjoy Brotherhood the best, and I think that, like Switchblade, 3 is coming in second. It just seems more "realistic" to me. And, as a history buff, it's nice to see the events unfold before your eyes, and this as good as it gets, even if not completely accurate, Ubisoft has definitely done their homework.

Lastly, looking forward to 4 so much. It doesn't matter if it's not a sequel or prequel or whatever, because by that logic, 3 should actually 5. The numbering sequence occurs with each new protagonist, not with any sort of story/sequel order.

Best thread ever on TN. Just sayin'

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

No, I mean B. B is move aside, X is attack, Y is Eagle Vision, and A is blend.

Oh, you must be playing it on that other console with the X and the $ and the Micro with the soft.

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Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax

I don't understand how some of you can say the first one is subpar, boring, repeatitive, etc. when at the time there was no other game like it. Nothing at the time compared to Assassin's Creed, and even these days it's hard to top that.

Because it was the same thing over. Go to city (which all looked exactly the same), do the same 6 tasks over, go to enemy fortress, kill enemy in front of EVERYONE, run and hide for 5 minutes, return to base to report.

The other games might have had some repetitiveness to them, but the tasks tended to vary so it wasn't always just the same task over. plus, the environments looked different.

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Kain, I'm not sure what you mean by QTE assassinations. You must have been playing a different game than I did. The only QTE that occurs is when you're up against predator animals, and when a soldier gets on a horse during normal combat. Beyond that (and the first assassination in the theater) nothing is a QTE.

Really, then how did you kill Haytham and Lee? I remember a long drawn out chase through a burning ship and across the city before you get to watch Lee die. That was so exciting.

ACIII got rid of the ability to plan out your assassinations. You had one direction essentially to go to kill the majority of them. Yes, there were some who you could do on your own terms, but most were scripted events.

Nevertheless, I can deal the negatives of ACIII had the ending not been so half cocked and rushed. It was worse than the ending to ME3.

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Lastly, looking forward to 4 so much. It doesn't matter if it's not a sequel or prequel or whatever, because by that logic, 3 should actually 5. The numbering sequence occurs with each new protagonist, not with any sort of story/sequel order.

Because this game feels tacked on. The AC series is being killed by being a yearly franchise. This game shows it, as all they really did was take the one thing the third game got right and turned a full game into it. However, there is nothing more they can do for the story because Desmond is dead.

The series needs to sit 2014 out and come back in 2015 with a fresh new look with something new to add to the next generation of gaming.

[AkibaSilver]

Assassins Creed is one of my favourite video game series, and I really enjoyed it. The original was good when I played it but, looking back, I wouldn't want to go through it again; it's too repetitive. I never played II but Brotherhood was my favourite. It has good script, Ezio is a badass character and the Borgias are satisfying too kill. Revelations was OK but it felt like a rehash of Brotherhood, even if the Templars were getting better as enemies and Ezio's songs are awesome! III was good to play through, and while the gameplay was strange to get used to it quickly happened.

Also, regarding Desmond's death, various sources say that for IV you are playing through the memories as a Game Tester after the DNA was extracted from William and uploaded to the cloud during his capture by Abstergo. Although more boat gameplay doesn't sound good, being a pirate should be awesome. Plus you're British!!!

[MnemonicSyntax]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Because this game feels tacked on. The AC series is being killed by being a yearly franchise. This game shows it, as all they really did was take the one thing the third game got right and turned a full game into it. However, there is nothing more they can do for the story because Desmond is dead.

The series needs to sit 2014 out and come back in 2015 with a fresh new look with something new to add to the next generation of gaming.

You say that's the one thing that 3 got right, but 4 is only 40% naval battles. On top of that, the naval battle dynamics are changing. According to reports, this time you'll be able to take out a ship in more than one way by just attacking it. You'll be able to board it, (and it's not a scripted boarding either) or you'll be able to dive off the Jackdaw and swim to the other ship, sneak on board and take out the entire crew, with stealth, or brute force if you choose.

I disagree that the naval battles are the only thing that 3 did right though, because there's many things I've already mentioned that should have been in the first one, at least the second one. If Ezio can whistle to call a horse, why can't he whistle to distract Templars?

Also, there's an entire underwater world we'll get to discover as well, which is something new to the franchise. It's really not just naval battles and that's it.

Also, regarding the story and Desmond's death there's plenty more they can do. As we've seen, Desmond and Clay aren't the only ones tied to an ancestor that's not via the same family. Not that's whats to happen, but regarding the main story, there's still the issue of Juno's release from captivity that might be a pesky issue for not only the Assassins, but the Templars as well. I wouldn't be surprised in the future if there was someone from both "sides" trying to put an end to that issue.

As a huge fan, I don't think it needs to take a break. It's being refreshed every year with new substance. Some people may not like it, but in the end, it's not CoD where it remains a FPS (now with dogs! :O ) for every instance it puts out.

I admit, AC1 was repeatitive. But again, there was nothing like it at it's inception and unlike most games, it learned from it's firstborn and has only gotten better and better with each release.

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

Also, regarding Desmond's death, various sources say that for IV you are playing through the memories as a Game Tester after the DNA was extracted from William and uploaded to the cloud during his capture by Abstergo. Although more boat gameplay doesn't sound good, being a pirate should be awesome. Plus you're British!!!

I want to touch base on the spoiler-hidden part. It seems that's the case, but at the very end of 3, you hear an Abstergo employee say that they've "done it" and are "uploading to the cloud." This could be what you're referring to, or they've managed to find memories of other people who are also ancestor candidates. Abstergo is now providing "entertainment" by selling this "game" to the masses and in turn, having the player at home do the work for them as the unknowing at-home players are actually hopping through time trying to find POEs or whatever else Templars are looking for.

However, despite that, oddly enough Desmond's death isn't listed on the Assassin's Creed calendar, while everything else from Templar to Assassin, is

[Shin Densetsu]

Man I'd like to see D-Arts Assassin's Creed!

[MnemonicSyntax]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Man I'd like to see D-Arts Assassin's Creed!

That would be pretty BA.

[Shin Densetsu]

I liked how in Assassin's Creed 1, Altaire goes from arrogant to humble, to righteous. He attempts to right the wrongs that Al Mualim incurred on the Order. His legacy is felt throughout the subsequent titles. I thought Revelations was a nice way to wrap up his story.

I thought it was bad ass how he almost killed Swami with his own blade.